The ability to add two of the nation’s top four collegiate players in the same draft is a rare luxury that would excite any professional sports franchise.
The Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA are in exactly that enviable position after a flurry of transactions that included acquiring the fourth overall selection in this year’s draft, as well as veteran guard Kia Nurse, in a Jan. 31 trade that sent the team’s 2026 first-round pick to the Seattle Storm.





